Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:11 am  

Forward!!!!!!! wrote:

just recieved an e-mail from northern rail and its as follows.

Thank you for your e-mail, which I received recently.

We have no plans to strengthen services between Halifax and Blackpool for this event. As kick-off is at 1700, we believe people will travel to Blackpool throughout the day. Trains to Blackpool are all planned to be 3 carriages apart from the 0917 and 1207 departures. Trains from Blackpool after the match are:

2017 departure 3 carriages

2113 departure 2 carriages.

Thats daft - take all day to get there so people can go on 3 or 4 trains before the game yet when there are only 2 to get home one is 2 carriages?
I would write back mate and ask them to put on an extra carriage for the 2113 otherwise its going to be rammed!

Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:26 am  

If Northern were a company who regulary had big events to transport people about for, I wouldn't see a problem, but they don't and have not anticipated the extra demand for travel between Halifax and Blackpool this weekend.

Halifax Station on sunday morning will be a shambles, the ticket office can't cope when it has more than 8 people in it, the platforms lack space compared to a lot of stations, and anyone trying to get on at Sowerby Bridge or futher along the line is going to have a hard time at it

Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:45 am  

Forward!!!!!!! wrote:

Trains to Blackpool are all planned to be 3 carriages apart from the 0917 and 1207 departures.

Planned but never delivered!!!

Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:48 am  

i will email them again and see if i can get anywhere this time.

Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:54 am  

Northern do run extra services for big events - they run two extra from Hebden Bridge to Leeds on Bonfire night - so it is possible.

I think they have just got it wrong and under estimate how many fax and leigh fans will be going via train. Gettin there should not be a problem - its the getting home.

Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:14 am  

I remember coming home from Preston on a Saturday evening on the same day the following Football matches took place:

Blackpool V Sheffield Wednesday
Preston V Sheffield United
Blackburn V Hull City

Supporters of these away teams fans were on the same train service, including those who had gone to Blackpool for the day and other users. How many carriages? Three. I struggled to get on at Preston, it was a living hell at Blackburn and people couldn't fit on at Accrington, Burnley (where the away fans from their game tried and failed to get on) and Hebden Bridge.

Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:46 pm  

Just been to get my train tickets, and have been advised to go on the later trains 11.07, 12.07 as they said it will be very busy sunday morning, im not getting on no later train because i want to get there early and enjoy myself, so make sure your there early for the 9.17 train to guarantee your place

Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:04 pm  

im still goin on 9.17 train to, gonna make a day of it.

Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:05 pm  

Northen Rail - The sponsors of this competition!

surley the idea behind sponsoring a competition is to gain business in the future?!

thousands of fans travelling from Fax and Leigh to Blackpool for the day, on a return.

they have put zero offers on! and zero additional services!!!! it is a joke!

THEY HAVE MISSED A MASSIVE TRICK (although i wouldv'e thought pretty obvious!) TO MAKE MONEY FROM THIS EVENT!

if they had put a deal on for a £15 adult return (i think its about £19 normally) , most would have left thier cars at home.

glad im going sat dinner and back monday!

Re: Train To Blackpool : Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:23 pm  

SIMMSFAXTEDDY wrote:

Northen Rail - The sponsors of this competition!

surley the idea behind sponsoring a competition is to gain business in the future?!

thousands of fans travelling from Fax and Leigh to Blackpool for the day, on a return.

they have put zero offers on! and zero additional services!!!! it is a joke!

THEY HAVE MISSED A MASSIVE TRICK (although i wouldv'e thought pretty obvious!) TO MAKE MONEY FROM THIS EVENT!

if they had put a deal on for a £20 adult return (i think its about £26 normally) , most would have left thier cars at home.

glad im going sat dinner and back monday!

Great post is that Simmsi, excelled yourself this time, a return ticket for the day is £19.30